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West Virginia - Ritchie County
Ritchie County West Virginia has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Old Stone House, Bank of Cairo and Old Stone House, Harrisville Grade School and Old Stone House.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Ritchie County places including Holmboe and Pogue, unknown, B&O Railroad and Forman and Putnam. Prominent architectural styles found in Ritchie Country are Classical Revival, Early Commercial and Early Republic.

Bank of Cairo (added 1996 - - #96000986)
Also known as Cairo Town Hall
Jct. of Main St. and former Baltimore Ohio RR line , Cairo
Mjswisher79, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Early Commercial
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Financial Institution, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Current Sub-function:
City Hall, Specialty Store
More Information:
Harrisville Grade School (added 1997 - - #96001570)
Also known as Harrisville High School;Harrisville Public School
217 W. Main St. , Harrisville
Senapa, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Social
Current Sub-function:
Meeting Hall
More Information:
Harrisville Historic District (added 2011 - - #11000558)
Roughly bounded by North, South, & Stout Sts. & Moats Ave., Harrisville
TimK MSI, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Early Republic, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Politics/Government, Education
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
More Information:
Old Stone House (added 1978 - - #78002811)
Also known as Webster-Martin-Ireland House
310 W. Myles Ave. , Pennsburo
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Exploration/Settlement, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Pennsboro B&O Depot (added 2007 - - #07000242)
Corner of Broadway St. and Collins Ave. , Pennsboro
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
B&O Railroad
Architectural Style:
Stick/Eastlake
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture, Social, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, Museum, Specialty Store
More Information:
Ritchie County Courthouse (added 2004 - - #04000916)
115 E. Main St. , Harrisville
TimK MSI, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Holmboe and Pogue, Forman and Putnam
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
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